Lyondell Bond Project

Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO), a global company with headquarters located in Houston, Texas, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of a variety of intermediate and performance chemicals including propylene oxide, propylene glycol, propylene glycol ethers, butanediol, toluene diisocyanate, styrene monomer, tertiary butyl alcohol and its derivative, methyl tertiary butyl ether. The company was incorporated in Delaware on November 15, 1985 as Lyondell Petrochemical Corporation, a subsidiary of ARCO. On January 25, 1989, Lyondell issued common stock to the public.
Today, the company’s two main subsidiaries include Equistar Chemicals LP (70.5% ownership) and LYONDELL-CITGO Refining LP (58.7% ownership), which has made Lyondell a producer of methanol and one of the largest refiners of petroleum products in the U.S. The company also operates petrochemical and polymer businesses. In addition, Lyondell Chemical Company operates throughout the world in Europe, Asia Pacific, Mi...